Microfiction: “Monopoly”
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“…7, 8, and…9. Okay, you’re on Boardwalk and no one owns it. Y’wanna buy it?”
“Nah.”
“Wait, what?”
“Look, the game’s about lasting as long as possible, right? So it’s like life.”
“I don’t get—”
“If I buy Boardwalk and someone else lands on it, that makes me a wealthy scumbag landlord. What kind of life is that?”
“…suddenly this game isn’t fun any more.”
“Was it ever? Your turn, by the way.”